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HRF Demands Immediate Arrest of Major General Ghassan Alian in Rome
Major General Ghassan Alian, Head of the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), is currently in Rome, Italy. The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) has filed cases with the International Criminal Court (ICC) and Italian authorities, urging his immediate arrest for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. Alian, who publicly referred to Palestinians in Gaza as "human animals," has no immunity from prosecution. Time is of the essence to ensure accountability for his actions.
๐๐๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ฃ ๐ผ๐ก๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐พ๐๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐จ ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฃ๐จ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ฏ๐.
Major General Ghassan Alian, Head of the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), is currently in Rome, Italy. The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) has filed cases with the International Criminal Court (ICC) and Italian authorities, urging his immediate arrest for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. Alian, who publicly referred to Palestinians in Gaza as "human animals," has no immunity from prosecution. Time is of the essence to ensure accountability for his actions.
๐๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐ปโ๐ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐
As head of COGAT since April 2021, Alian has overseen the administration of the West Bank and the long-standing blockade of Gaza. Following October 7, 2023, he supervised and enforced a total siege on Gaza, cutting off essential resources such as food, water, electricity, and medical supplies. This deliberate policy of deprivation has led to mass starvation, civilian deaths, and the destruction of critical infrastructure, including hospitals.
COGAT is an arm of the Israeli Defense Ministry responsible for implementing government policies in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Under Alianโs leadership, COGAT coordinated military actions that targeted civilian infrastructure and imposed collective punishment on Gazaโs population. Reports from the United Nations and human rights organizations have described these actions as constituting war crimes and crimes against humanity.
๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐ปโ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐
The ICC has already issued arrest warrants against Yoav Gallant and Benjamin Netanyahu for crimes stemming from policies of weaponizing famine and attacking civilian infrastructure such as hospitals. Alian played a pivotal role in supervising these same policies, ensuring their implementation through COGAT. His statements, including the infamous declaration that "human animals must be treated as such," demonstrate genocidal intent and a calculated effort to destroy the population of Gaza in whole or in part.
๐ก๐ผ ๐๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐, ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐น ๐ข๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฐ๐
Under international law, Alian has no immunity from prosecution for crimes of this nature. The HRF stresses that Italy, as a signatory to the Rome Statute, is obligated to act. His presence in Rome provides Italian authorities with an opportunity to uphold international law by issuing an arrest warrant and ensuring his prosecution.
โCOGAT has been instrumental in enforcing policies that amount to collective punishment, which is prohibited under the Geneva Conventions,โ stated Lawyer Haroon Raza of the HRF. โMajor General Alian has directly overseen these crimes, and the time to act is now.โ
๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ
Alianโs presence in Rome is a test of Italyโs commitment to justice and the rule of law,โ said Dyab Abou Jahjah, Chairman of the Hind Rajab Foundation. โWe cannot allow individuals responsible for these heinous crimes to evade accountability. Time is of the essence, and the world is watching.โ
The Hind Rajab Foundation calls on Italian authorities to act swiftly and decisively. The arrest of Major General Ghassan Alian would send a clear message that impunity for war crimes and crimes against humanity will not be tolerated.
Major General Ghassan Alian, Head of the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), is currently in Rome, Italy. The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) has filed cases with the International Criminal Court (ICC) and Italian authorities, urging his immediate arrest for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. Alian, who publicly referred to Palestinians in Gaza as "human animals," has no immunity from prosecution. Time is of the essence to ensure accountability for his actions.
๐๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐ปโ๐ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐
As head of COGAT since April 2021, Alian has overseen the administration of the West Bank and the long-standing blockade of Gaza. Following October 7, 2023, he supervised and enforced a total siege on Gaza, cutting off essential resources such as food, water, electricity, and medical supplies. This deliberate policy of deprivation has led to mass starvation, civilian deaths, and the destruction of critical infrastructure, including hospitals.
COGAT is an arm of the Israeli Defense Ministry responsible for implementing government policies in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Under Alianโs leadership, COGAT coordinated military actions that targeted civilian infrastructure and imposed collective punishment on Gazaโs population. Reports from the United Nations and human rights organizations have described these actions as constituting war crimes and crimes against humanity.
๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐ปโ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐
The ICC has already issued arrest warrants against Yoav Gallant and Benjamin Netanyahu for crimes stemming from policies of weaponizing famine and attacking civilian infrastructure such as hospitals. Alian played a pivotal role in supervising these same policies, ensuring their implementation through COGAT. His statements, including the infamous declaration that "human animals must be treated as such," demonstrate genocidal intent and a calculated effort to destroy the population of Gaza in whole or in part.
๐ก๐ผ ๐๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐, ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐น ๐ข๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฐ๐
Under international law, Alian has no immunity from prosecution for crimes of this nature. The HRF stresses that Italy, as a signatory to the Rome Statute, is obligated to act. His presence in Rome provides Italian authorities with an opportunity to uphold international law by issuing an arrest warrant and ensuring his prosecution.
โCOGAT has been instrumental in enforcing policies that amount to collective punishment, which is prohibited under the Geneva Conventions,โ stated Lawyer Haroon Raza of the HRF. โMajor General Alian has directly overseen these crimes, and the time to act is now.โ
๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ
Alianโs presence in Rome is a test of Italyโs commitment to justice and the rule of law,โ said Dyab Abou Jahjah, Chairman of the Hind Rajab Foundation. โWe cannot allow individuals responsible for these heinous crimes to evade accountability. Time is of the essence, and the world is watching.โ
The Hind Rajab Foundation calls on Italian authorities to act swiftly and decisively. The arrest of Major General Ghassan Alian would send a clear message that impunity for war crimes and crimes against humanity will not be tolerated.
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